Apologies for the geek-out, but the nat'l weather radar is pretty
dramatic right now (Time of images: 0208 UTC 05/15/2007
through 0318 UTC 05/15/2007):
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/index_loop.php
...Looks like zits growing on the face of the earth!
If ever anyone had any doubts about the role of the automobile in
affecting the weather, this should put that confusion to rest. Look
at the big convective blobs out ahead of the big front--basically the
whole eastern 1/3 of the country is blemished with these things
rising out of heat islands of the major urban areas. Since we know
that more than half of the heat-generating impervious surfaces of
these urban areas are for the benefit of automobiles (even worse out
in the sprawlburbs surrounding the city), we should be able to deduce
where over half the blame goes. Scenes like this should be a good
object lesson to those who think Toyota Piouses, bile-diesel powered-
or electric-powered cars are the answer to preventing climate change.
Cars change the climate no matter what they are powered by.
-Mike
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